Ruto
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Kenyan President William Ruto has promised an end to abductions, following the latest spate of disappearances that have been condemned by rights groups, lawyers and politicians. Security forces in the East African nation have been accused of carrying out dozens of illegal detentions since youth-led anti-government demonstrations in June and July. The latest disappearances have…
21 Nov
Kenya deployed a heavy police presence Thursday ahead of President William Ruto's state of the nation speech, which comes as he faces criticism over abductions, corruption and unpopular economic policies. There were some calls online to protest Ruto's speech in parliament. But the energy behind the mass demonstrations between June and August, sparked by proposed…
20 Oct
Kenya's ousted Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Sunday lashed out at his boss William Ruto as "vicious" and cruel, warning that his life could be in danger. Gachagua was impeached by the Senate on five out of 11 charges levelled against him on Thursday, but a court order put his replacement process on hold. The…
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The Ahmadu Bello University Teaching University (ABUTH) Zaria is set to commence kidney transplant surgeries in 2025 towards bringing relief to patients with kidney failure and reversing medical tourism. Prof. Ahmed Umdagas, Chief Medical Director of the hospital, made this known in an interview on Sunday in Zaria. Umdagas said the Urology Centre…
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Croatians cast their votes Sunday to elect a new president, with the outspoken incumbent Zoran Milanovic appearing set to come out on top according to opinion polls. His likely main rival among the eight contenders for the largely ceremonial post is Dragan Primorac, backed by the ruling conservative HDZ party. The election comes as the…
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Manchester City provided Pep Guardiola some relief with a 2-0 victory at Leicester to secure just a second win in 14 games for the crisis-hit English champions on Sunday. Savinho and Erling Haaland struck either side of half-time as City ended a run of eight away games without a win. The performance was still far…
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In a significant blow to economic saboteurs in the Niger Delta Region, troops of the 6th Division, Nigerian Army, in conjunction with other security agencies, have recovered over 90,000 litres of stolen products and dismantled 20 illegal refining sites. The achievements, recorded between December 23 and 29, 2024, also include the arrest of…
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Some communities in Edo State on Sunday raised alarm in Benin over the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security's delay in releasing the competency test results conducted to fill the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR). The communities called on the federal government to…
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The Federal Government has taken significant steps to enhance security and improve living conditions in Unity Schools. To this end, and to ensure the safety of students and staff, it has allocated N20 billion for perimeter fencing in all 118 Federal Unity Colleges. This is in addition to setting aside another N20 billion to…
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The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has charged stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State to give President Bola Tinubu winning votes during the 2027 general election. Nnaji, who gave the charge during a meeting of the party's stakeholders he convened at his country home over the weekend,…
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Revellers dressed in glitzy, colourful costumes danced down the streets of Calabar, southern Nigeria, this weekend as giant speakers blasted out Afrobeats for one of west Africa's most prestigious carnivals. Every December, the celebration draws nearly two million partygoers to the capital of Cross River state, organisers said. Calabar carnival, known as "Africa's…
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The Kwara North Development Commission (KNDC) has threatened to sue Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq over his recent announcement to fund Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) projects worth over ₦250 million. The governor, however, dismissed the allegation as an attempt to destabilize the existing peace and harmony across the state, recalling that he had once…
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The Taliban's supreme leader has issued an order banning the construction of windows in residential buildings that overlook areas used by Afghan women and saying that existing ones should be blocked. According to a statement released late Saturday by the Taliban government spokesman, new buildings should not have windows through which it is possible…